Beruflich Dokumente
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Linux ®
Command Line
and Shell Scripting
Bible
Third Edtion
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Linux ®
Command Line
and Shell Scripting
BIBLE
Third Edition
Richard Blum
Christine Bresnahan
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Christine Bresnahan starting working with computers more than 25 years ago in the IT
industry as a system administrator. Christine is currently an Adjunct Professor at Ivy Tech
Community College in Indianapolis, Indiana. She teaches classes on Linux system adminis-
tration, Linux security, and Windows security.
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Credits
Associate Publisher Professional Technology and Strategy
Jim Minatel Director
Barry Pruett
Project Editor
Martin V. Minner Business Manager
Amy Knies
Technical Editor
Kevin E. Ryan Project Coordinator, Cover
Patrick Redmond
Production Manager
Kathleen Wisor Proofreader
Nancy Carrasco
Copy Editor
Gwenette Gaddis Indexer
Robert Swanson
Manager of Content Development and
Assembly Cover Designer
Mary Beth Wakefield Wiley
Marketing Manager
Carrie Sherrill
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Acknowledgments
F
irst, all glory and praise go to God, Who through His Son, Jesus Christ, makes all
things possible, and gives us the gift of eternal life.
Many thanks go to the fantastic team of people at John Wiley & Sons for their out-
standing work on this project. Thanks to Mary James, the former acquisitions editor, for
offering us the opportunity to work on this book. Also thanks to Marty Minner, the project
editor, for keeping things on track and making this book more presentable. Thanks, Marty,
for all your hard work and diligence. The technical editor, Kevin E. Ryan, did a wonderful
job of double-checking all the work in the book, plus making suggestions to improve the
content. Thanks to Gwenette Gaddis, the copy editor, for her endless patience and diligence
to make our work readable. We would also like to thank Carole McClendon at Waterside
Productions, Inc., for arranging this opportunity for us, and for helping us out in our
writing careers. In addition, we would like to give a special thank you to H.L. Craft, who
produced several diagrams for our chapters.
Christine would like to thank her husband, Timothy, for his encouragement, patience, and
willingness to listen, even when he has no idea what she is talking about.
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Contents at a Glance
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxi
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